The end of spring is getting closer and wedding season is in full force! Summer is right around the corner and the number of weddings will only increase. Plan ahead an schedule your mariachi now before we’re all booked up! Mariachi music is great for the reception but is also very fitting for the ceremony!

Mexican history shows a type of “wedding parade,” much like a callejoneada where a bride and groom traverse up and down the streets on a burro alongside their wedding party and sometimes a walking Mariachi group providing musical entertainment on the way and to the reception site. People come out from their homes to see the newlyweds before the reception.

Mariachi music is fitting for weddings because it is upbeat, danceable, but it can also be slower, like a romantic serenade, and evoke feelings of happiness, love, and other deeper emotions. Let our performers serenade your bride one minute and have your guests dancing like they’ve never danced before the next.

Bring out your love of your Mexican heritage by hiring a Mariachi (maybe as an alternative to a destination wedding in South America?) who will work with the religious ceremonies as well as provide authentic styled music to make your wedding unforgettable. Weddings are a huge deal in Mexico so do your background proud by doing it right!

A traditional Mexican wedding is held in a Roman Catholic Church with a special mass; kneeling included. After the family or godparents give the gifts of a prayer book, pillow, and/or rosary then Lazo is presented. The Lazo is a type of chord made from ribbon and with a rosary adornment (also seen instead of a rosary: precious stones, crystals, satin or crown orange flowers, fertility symbols, pearls, etc) and it symbolizes the joining of the bride and groom by placing it around the necks of the couple in a figure-eight configuration. This can be done while they say their vows or before or after the vows. For a more ancient tradition a lasso of flowers or other natural elements may be used instead of a Lazo.

The bride then sometimes gives a gift to the Virgin of Guadalupe before she kneels and prays at the statue. A bouquet of flowers is often the offer to the Virgin. Mayan traditions allow the new couple to make an offer of a flor de mayo bouquet to the sacred tree of the Maya (Ceiba tree).

Other traditions include mentors and sponsors who are designed to help the couple prepare for the wedding as well as witness the civil union creation. Las Arras features the groom to give his bride 13 coins (symbolizing Jesus and the 12 witnesses) and the coins are blessed by the priest.

From ceremony to reception a Mariachi can make your wedding more interesting and memorable. If you don’t want to go the whole nine yard with a traditional Mexican wedding you can still give it a South American flare with a Mariachi from the mass to the after-party. So bring out the tequila and tortillas and get ready to “kiss the bride,” and cut the cake with help from Mariachi Alegre de Tucson.

“We hired them for cocktail hour at our wedding at Loews Ventana Resort. Many guests were from the Boston area and loved the music. The main color for the wedding was purple, so I asked George if he could have his band wear purple ties, he was happy to oblige, thank you Mariachi Alegre de Tucson!!!!! They were very friendly, arrived on time, were professional and very talented. We highly recommend them, and everyone loved their performance!!!!”

I hired Mariachi Alegre to play during cocktail hour at my wedding. They did a fantastic job, not only are they affordable and professional but they really know how to get a party started! The music was great and my guests loved having them there! They helped make my wedding a night that all my guests will remember!

“The alegre de tucson az mariachi group was the big hit of our anniversary party: their choice of music was perfect, they interacted with each table grouping with special requests, they are a very talented group and I would recommend them heartily to others looking for a special mariachi touch to their gathering! Their performance totally lived up to our expectations!!! Sharon Gardlund “